In other action -- School Board

Published: Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 9:34 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 10:23 a.m.

The following actions were taken at the Terrebonne Parish School Board's Tuesday night meeting. All votes were unanimous. All nine board members were present.

Action: Authorized the administration to negotiate a contract for mechanical- and electrical-engineering services with GSE Associates through June 30, 2008.

Action: Adopted a resolution to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Louisiana School Self-Insurer Group.

Notes: The group consists of several of the state's larger school districts, including Caddo, Calcasieu and Bossier parishes, and others are considering enlisting in the program. As a member, Terrebonne could receive lower premiums, better insurance rates and other benefits associated with pooling together resources.

Action: Accepted a proposal from American Alternative Insurance, through Arthur Gallagher of Louisiana, for casualty, general liability, automobile liability and professional liability insurance.

Notes: The school system's annual policy premium is $252,460.

Action: Awarded bids for bread to Flowers Huval Bakery in Lafayette for the 2005-06 school year.

Notes: The company submitted the only bid. It has agreed to charge $1.57 to $1.64 for each package of bread, hot dog and hamburger buns.

Action: Awarded bids for juice to the Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Co. for the 2005-06 school year.

Notes: The company submitted the best of three bids. It has agreed to charge $8.36 for a 40-pack case of fruit juice and $17.28 for a 24-pack case of plastic juice bottles.

Action: Awarded bids for milk and dairy products to three vendors for the 2005-06 school year.

Notes: Blue Bell Creameries in Baton Rouge will charge $3.55 for a dozen ice-cream cups; Brown's Dairy in New Orleans will charge $6.95 for a 5-pound tub of sour cream; and LaFleur Dairy Products in Houma will charge 25 cents to 31 cents for milk and $2.88 for a dozen Borden's brand ice-cream cups.

Notes: Bids were awarded to Branden Barker of Baton Rouge for $6,205; Marvin Gros of Donaldsonville for $6,100; Charles Lovell Jr. of Theriot for $10,505; Christopher St. Martin of Houma for $4,118.25; Waterproof Land Management and Christopher Cenac for $2,150; Wilson J. Gaidry of Houma for $1,601; Matthew Hagen of Houma for $150; Wanda Guidry of Houma for $111; and Doug Greenburg of Houma for $640.

Action: Accepted the lowest bids for materials, equipment, supplies and services for the maintenance department from 29 vendors.

Action: Agreed to advertise for bids on outdoor advertising on a tract of land at Southdown Elementary near Tunnel Boulevard.

Notes: The board's current five-year advertising lease expires in September.

Action: Agreed to advertise for proposals for an online, Web-based lesson-plan creator and management system that would allow parents and students to access their homework from computers at home.

Notes: The program is expected to cost about $22 per teacher, or $31,000 altogether. The system is not included in the 2005-06 school budget, but Superintendent Ed Richard said it could be paid for with supply or technology money. The software is user-friendly, he said, and would benefit the system by eliminating paperwork and enabling parents access to their children's homework assignments and tests.

Action: Extended contracts for 22 supervisors, managers and principals through 2006 and 2007.

Seven principals have contracts through June 2007. They are Milli Bourgeois at Bayou Black, Tess Daigle at West Park, Arthur Joffrion at Acadian, Pamela McCann at Broadmoor, Tom Soudelier at Houma Junior High, Graham Douglas at Terrebonne High and Marcel Fournier at the Vocational-Technical High School.

Three assistant principals have contracts through June and July 2007. They are Debra Jones at South Terrebonne, Ellen Lusco at Acadian and Glen Breerwood at the Vocational-Technical High School.

<p>The following actions were taken at the Terrebonne Parish School Board's Tuesday night meeting. All votes were unanimous. All nine board members were present.</p><p>Action: Authorized the administration to negotiate a contract for mechanical- and electrical-engineering services with GSE Associates through June 30, 2008.</p><p>Action: Adopted a resolution to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Louisiana School Self-Insurer Group.</p><p>Notes: The group consists of several of the state's larger school districts, including Caddo, Calcasieu and Bossier parishes, and others are considering enlisting in the program. As a member, Terrebonne could receive lower premiums, better insurance rates and other benefits associated with pooling together resources.</p><p>Action: Accepted a proposal from American Alternative Insurance, through Arthur Gallagher of Louisiana, for casualty, general liability, automobile liability and professional liability insurance.</p><p>Notes: The school system's annual policy premium is $252,460.</p><p>Action: Awarded bids for bread to Flowers Huval Bakery in Lafayette for the 2005-06 school year.</p><p>Notes: The company submitted the only bid. It has agreed to charge $1.57 to $1.64 for each package of bread, hot dog and hamburger buns.</p><p>Action: Awarded bids for juice to the Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Co. for the 2005-06 school year.</p><p>Notes: The company submitted the best of three bids. It has agreed to charge $8.36 for a 40-pack case of fruit juice and $17.28 for a 24-pack case of plastic juice bottles.</p><p>Action: Awarded bids for milk and dairy products to three vendors for the 2005-06 school year.</p><p>Notes: Blue Bell Creameries in Baton Rouge will charge $3.55 for a dozen ice-cream cups; Brown's Dairy in New Orleans will charge $6.95 for a 5-pound tub of sour cream; and LaFleur Dairy Products in Houma will charge 25 cents to 31 cents for milk and $2.88 for a dozen Borden's brand ice-cream cups.</p><p>Action: Accepted the nine highest bids for hunting and trapping privileges on Section 16 land.</p><p>Notes: Bids were awarded to Branden Barker of Baton Rouge for $6,205; Marvin Gros of Donaldsonville for $6,100; Charles Lovell Jr. of Theriot for $10,505; Christopher St. Martin of Houma for $4,118.25; Waterproof Land Management and Christopher Cenac for $2,150; Wilson J. Gaidry of Houma for $1,601; Matthew Hagen of Houma for $150; Wanda Guidry of Houma for $111; and Doug Greenburg of Houma for $640.</p><p>Action: Accepted the lowest bids for materials, equipment, supplies and services for the maintenance department from 29 vendors.</p><p>Action: Agreed to advertise for bids on outdoor advertising on a tract of land at Southdown Elementary near Tunnel Boulevard.</p><p>Notes: The board's current five-year advertising lease expires in September.</p><p>Action: Agreed to advertise for proposals for an online, Web-based lesson-plan creator and management system that would allow parents and students to access their homework from computers at home.</p><p>Notes: The program is expected to cost about $22 per teacher, or $31,000 altogether. The system is not included in the 2005-06 school budget, but Superintendent Ed Richard said it could be paid for with supply or technology money. The software is user-friendly, he said, and would benefit the system by eliminating paperwork and enabling parents access to their children's homework assignments and tests.</p><p>Action: Extended contracts for 22 supervisors, managers and principals through 2006 and 2007.</p><p>Notes: The list includes Philip Martin, assistant superintendent; David Bourg, supervisor of high schools; Rebecca Breaux, finance supervisor; Lauren Fletcher, child-nutrition supervisor; Ira Davis, maintenance supervisor; Chris Babin, network-system administrator; Herbert Carreker; purchasing agent; Harris Henry, finance director; Judith Martin, chief accountant; Jack Moore, risk manager; Walt Prejean, data-processing manager; and Curtis Prevost, transportation supervisor.</p><p>Seven principals have contracts through June 2007. They are Milli Bourgeois at Bayou Black, Tess Daigle at West Park, Arthur Joffrion at Acadian, Pamela McCann at Broadmoor, Tom Soudelier at Houma Junior High, Graham Douglas at Terrebonne High and Marcel Fournier at the Vocational-Technical High School.</p><p>Three assistant principals have contracts through June and July 2007. They are Debra Jones at South Terrebonne, Ellen Lusco at Acadian and Glen Breerwood at the Vocational-Technical High School.</p>